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Google's Duet AI is coming to Workspace apps, but pro users will need to pay extra
Back at I/O, we got a sense of some of Google's big plans for generative artificial intelligence, including the integration of the Duet AI virtual assistant into Workspace productivity apps. The company is now starting to roll out Duet AI to those who pay for versions of Docs, Gmail, Sheets and so on that are geared toward professionals. The virtual assistant is also making its way to Google Meet and Google Chat.
Snapchat's new 'Dreams' feature uses generative AI to remix users' selfies
Snapchat has added a new generative AI feature to its app, called “Dreams.”
Americans growing anxious as AI adoption expands, Pew Research finds
Americans have grown more worried about AI in the last nine months. A new survey from the Pew Research Center indicates 52 percent of respondents are more concerned than excited about rising artificial intelligence use, up 14 points since December. Meanwhile, only 10 percent say they’re more excited than worried, while another 36 percent described their views as equally balanced. “Concern about AI outweighs excitement across all major demographic groups,” the Pew Research Center wrote in a blog post today.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise service encrypts corporate conversations
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Enterprise today, the business-focused subscription it teased in April. The company says it won’t train its AI models on any business data or conversations. “Our models don’t learn from your usage,” the company wrote in an announcement blog post about the enterprise features. In addition, the new plan encrypts business chats (in transit and at rest) and is SOC 2 compliant. OpenAI says companies including Block, Canva, Carlyle, The Estée Lauder Companies, PwC and Zapier have already tested ChatGPT Enterprise.
Judge rules that AI-generated art isn't copyrightable, since it lacks human authorship
A federal judge has agreed with US government officials that a piece of artificial intelligence-generated art isn't eligible for copyright protection in the country since there was no human authorship involved.
NCSoft's new AI suite is trained to streamline game production
Korean MMORPG publisher NCSoft has developed four new AI large language models, dubbed VARCO, to help streamline future game development.
Google is working to improve Bard's soulless life advice
According to The New York Times, one of the capabilities it's looking to give its AI chatbot, Bard, is the ability to give advice about issues users face in their lives.
OpenAI is using GPT-4 to build an AI-powered content moderation system
ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it's using GPT-4 to build an AI-powered "content moderation system that is scalable, consistent and customizable." The company says humans should still be involved in the moderation process.
Google Photos update improves Memories view with generative AI
Google Photos just got a major update that adds generative AI to its popular Memories view. This toolset already creates scrapbook montages using your photos and videos, but now these montages will be highly personalized, with collections that make sense according to your life. AI-enhanced algorithms now collect the images into relevant categories, a recent vacation as an example, and create a catchy title to accompany the montage.
Google's latest AI trick is summarizing long web pages
Google's "SGE while browsing" can quickly generate the most salient points of long-form content found on the web.
WhatsApp is testing AI-generated stickers
WhatsApp is testing the ability to create stickers using generative AI. According to WABetaInfo, the feature is available to a small number of testers through the Google Play Beta Program, but Meta is seemingly preparing to roll it out more broadly in the coming weeks.
Every Amazon division is working on generative AI projects
Just like pretty much every other major tech company, Amazon is placing a heavy focus on generative artificial intelligence. CEO Andy Jassy noted on Amazon's latest earnings call that every division has multiple generative AI projects in the works.
Meta releases an open source AI kit that creates audio from text prompts
Meta has released a generative AI kit that lets you create music and sound effects from text prompts.
Kickstarter projects will soon have to disclose any AI use
With artificial intelligence becoming increasingly prominent, Kickstarter wants you to know if and how it’s being used in any projects on the platform. The company will soon require creators to disclose any use of AI in their projects. The policy will apply to new projects that are submitted on or after August 29th.
YouTube tests AI-generated video summaries
YouTube is testing AI-produced video summaries that can describe clips before you watch them.
Instagram seems to be working on labels for posts 'generated by Meta AI'
Meta appears to be working on several new generative AI features for Instagram, including labels that allow creators to identify images “generated by Meta AI.”
Photoshop can now use generative AI to expand images
Photoshop now has a feature that uses generative AI to expand images using AI-made content.
ChatGPT's Android app arrives in the last week of July
Its Google Play listing is already up, and users can pre-register to get it as soon as it becomes available.
Redditors troll an AI content farm into covering a fake 'WoW' feature
Redditors tricked a website that apparently uses AI to generate blog posts into covering a fake World of Warcraft feature.
Apple is reportedly developing its own generative AI chatbot to rival ChatGPT
Throughout the burgeoning “AI wars”, Apple has remained suspiciously silent, until now. The company is creating its very own chatbot. Engineers have cheekily named the toolset “AppleGPT,” but it’s actually called Ajax, as the large language model (LLM) was built using Google’s JAX framework. Sources indicate that Apple has multiple teams working on the project, with one team devoted to addressing potential privacy concerns.